rain, rain, go away!

alright, the lake has filled up again, we're off stage two water restrictions, and it's been gross for a week now. the rain can end! and with it, i banish the rainy gloom that's been permeating my existence! from now on, i will accept nothing less than sunshine, blue skies, and a warm summer breeze, damnit!

i went back to work today, and the children were relatively well-behaved, minus the interaction first thing this morning, when i sent a 7th grader to the office before the bell even rang. but well, that's middle school. it was actually pretty funny because when i discussed the child's rude and disrespectful behavior with the assistant principal, his reaction was quite comical, "oh, he doesn't know you yet." i'll take it as a compliment coming from him. that i'm basically a hard-ass and kids don't mess with me... which is of course not at all true ;-)

then, this afternoon, i posed the question once again to my bosses about moving up to teach high school instead of staying in sixth grade, his response was both frustrating and flattering. basically, he said he won't let me or paige move up to high school because he hasn't had a "strong sixth grade team" ever, and he doesn't want to lose us to the high school. flattering because he thinks we're doing a good job, and frustrating cause... i don't know how long i can take sixth graders!!!

andrew had this evening off, so we went over insurance, financing, etc. etc. etc. we went to dinner at the rockford and saw some random bagpipers, and for no apparent reason, i took a picture of the underside of a tree: (both of which i was going to post, but blogger is being lame and won't let me).

aaaand that's all for tonight!